Water UK reports on the current state of our water levels...
Water resources are responding well to the above average- rainfall although regional variations mean that some aquifers still have not yet fully recovered.
Rainfall in the South East in the first half of winter has been greater than that received in the entire winter from October 2004 to March 2005 – the start of the drought.
Consequently the water resources outlook is much better than in the past two years.
Given continuing average rainfall water companies are optimistic that restrictions will not be needed during 2007. However, if the weather changes and the rest of the winter is dry, there could still be problems.
All water companies promote wise use of water and will continue with high profile information campaigns as we approach the spring planting season.
In summer 2006 customers showed that they understood the impact of two dry winters on water supply from surface and groundwater sources by responding positively to requests to conserve water.
Recognising this goodwill and the importance of helping consumers to avoid wasting water, companies are backing many different initiatives in their own areas.
2006 was the hottest year on record in Britain since records began and the Met Office says that 2007 is likely to be the hottest globally.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.